| | Am |
| | v v v v v v v v v v v v |
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-----5-7-----5-6-|-7---------------|-------0---------
-5-7-----5-7-----|-----0-----------|-0-2-3-----3---2-
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| | 8X; continue into verse |
| Am Bm | |
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-0---0---2-------
-----------0---3-
| | Am | Bm | Am | Bm | Am | Bm |
| The p | eople c | ame and l | istened | | | |
| | Am | Bm | Am | Bm | Am | Bm |
| S | ome of them c | ame and pl | ayed | | | |
| | F | Esus4 | E |
| Ot | hers give flowers away, | yes they did | |
| | Am | Bm | Am | Bm |
| Down in M | onterey | | | |
| | Am | Bm | Am | Bm |
| Down in M | onterey | | | |
| Young gods smiled upon the crowd |
| Their music being born of love |
| Children danced night and day |
| | as per verses |
| bass | w/drums and sound effects: |
| | Am | Bm | Am | Bm | Am | Bm | Am | Bm |
| The B | yrds | and the | Airplane | did | fly | [w/g | uiro] | |
| | sic | w/sitar |
| Oh, Ravi Shanknar's | music made me cry | |
| | w/feedback |
| The Who exploded into fire and light | |
| | w/trumpet |
| Hugh Masekela's music was black as night | |
| The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind |
| Jimi Hendrix, baby believe me, set the world on fire |
| His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he grooved among the crowd |
| Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud |
| You wanna find the truth in life |